Weather Vocabulary

4. Large tropical storms with high winds and heavy rain that can cause great damage as they move over land
9. An instrument used to measure temperature
10. A weather instrument used to measure air pressure
11. Any form of water that falls from the air to Earth's surface
15. Tiny drops of water that condensed from the air
16. Blanket of air that surrounds the Earth
18. A scientist who studies the weather in order to predict what the weather will be
19. A cloud that touches Earth's surface
20. A strong, narrow band of wind with very fast-moving air that moves across the United States from west to east
21. The movement of air due to differences in air pressure

1. The condition of the atmosphere at a certain place and time
2. The average of all weather conditions of an area over a long period of time
3. An Instrument used to measure wind speed
5. The force a mixture of gases exerts on its surroundings
6. The heating of the Earth's atmosphere caused by a buildup of carbon dioxide when humans burn excessive amounts of fossil fuels
7. When water changes from a liquid to a gas
8. A destructive funnel cloud moving over a narrow path of land
12. A cloth bag that shows the direction the wind is going
13. When water changes from a gas to a liquid
14. An instrument used to measure the amount of precipitation
16. A mixture of gases
17. The amount of water vapor in the air